Indonesia Stocks Sink Again as Fitch Cut, MSCI Pressure Deepen Jakarta Market Rout
Indonesia’s benchmark stock index closed last week down 7.85% in market capitalization after Fitch cut the country’s credit outlook to negative. Foreign investors sold a net $415 million in equities by March 5. MSCI has warned Indonesia could lose emerging-market status if transparency issues persist. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa pledged to keep the budget deficit below 3% of GDP.